Shaving-brush.



F. W. BACORN.

. SHAVING BRUSH. APPLlcAloN min JULY 1,1915.

lemma Apr. 11, 1916.

' Arana* onnicn.

FREDERICK W. BACORN, F SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA.l

SHAVING-BRUSH.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. BACORN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Edgeworth, Sewickley, in the county of- Allegheny and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShaving-Brushes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in shavingbrushes and it has for its objects among others to provide a simple,novel form of shaving brush applicable 'for use with a tube of shavingcream, a stick of shaving soap, or shaving powder or analogouspreparations.

It has fora further object to provide abrush which will serve to work upa good lather and to rub the same into the face, andat the same timeeffectually hold the lather and prevent the same from running down thehandle and onto the hand of thel user.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appearand the vnovel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon, form a part ofthis specification, and in whichl Figure 1 is a view partly in elevationand partly in substantially central longitudinal section, showing abrush embodying my present improvement. Fig. 2 is an end view thereof.,Fig. 3 is a detail showing a portion ofthe slitted elastic band.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the differentviews.

In carrying out my invention I take a disk of rubber spongel or the like1, the outer face of which is preferab-ly slightly concave, as at 21,the other face being cemented or otherwise affixed to a suitable .baseor support 3 which may be in the form .Second of an inch apart andone-half an inch', more or less, in depth. This I wind Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented-Api'. 11, 1916..` Application led July 1, 1915.Serial Nyo. 37,619. i

around the disk of rubber sponge 1, the i strip I wind a plurality oftimes, three being generally found sulicient, and preferably I so windthestrip that the rst row of fringe is somewhat below the second row 8and the second a little lower than the third row 9. This forms areceptacle and works up a good lather and rubs it in. The rubber stripemployed is comparatively thin, being say only about one sixty-fourth ofan inch thick, and the shoulder or annular recess would be comparativelyshallow, say about three sixty-fourths of an inch deep. In Fig. 1, theseproportions are somewhat exaggerated for the sake of better illustratingthe structure. It will thus be seen that I have a fringe consisting of aplurality of annular bands, which may or may not be integral one withthe other and the outer edge of each successive band extending slightlybeyond the others, as shown in Fig. 1. y

The rubber sponge carries water, assists in working up the lather, andaffords a surface suiiiciently firm to permit of the lather being rubbedin and the beard thereby better softened. Other material, such asnatural sponge, may be substituted for the rubber sponge.

The annular bands have a tendency to keep the lather from working offthe surface of the sponge and onto the handle; and when slitted in themanner shown, the fringe producedsimulates the action of a brush,working up the lather, softening the beard, andspreading the latherevenly over the 'face It is obvious that a brush-like fringe may beproduced otherwise than as herein described, or even by the use ofmaterial other than rubber. By slitting the outer edges of the annularbands I find that greater resiliency is obtained without danger ofbreakage of the fringe in use and a better holder for the lather isprovided.

In some cases I may employ an ornamental band, as shown at '10,surrounding and affixed to the outerannular edge or portion of the base3 and of sufficient Width to embrace the annular bands of rubber, asseen in Fig. 1. This maybe of nickel or any other suitable material andis employed not only for ornamentation, but as additional means ofholding therubber bands in place, which latter may be cemented to eachother, if desired. This ornamental band also covers up and conceals therecess and the inner ends of the elastic bands.

The rubber bands may, in some instances,

' be arranged so as to compress the outer portions of the rubber spongedisk while the inner portions, that is the portions toward the center,are practically open.

Modifications in details may be ,resorted to withoutdeparting from thespirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advan- -1 tages.

What is claimed as new is 1. A shaving brush embodying a disk of rubbersponge, a base therefor, and an elasv tic band embracing the disk andhaving its edge extended outward beyond the same.

2. A shaving brush embodying a disk of rubber sponge, a base therefor,and an elastic band embracing the disk and having its edge extendedoutward beyond the same and slitted.

3. A shaving brush embodying a disk of rubber sponge, a base therefor,and an elastic band embracing the disk and having its edge extendedoutward beyond the same, said band being composed of a plurality ofconcentric pieces of elastic material.

4. A shaving brush embodying a disk of rubber sponge, a base therefor,and an elastic band embracing the disk and having its edge extendedoutward Vbeyond the same, said band being composed of a plurality ofconcentric pieces lof .elastic material, the

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outer edges of the pieces extended one beyond the other.

5. A shaving brush embodying a disk of rubber sponge, a base therefor,and an elastic band' embracing the disk and having its edgeextendedoutward beyond the same, said band being composed of a pluralityof concentric pieces of elastic material, the outer edges of'the piecesextended one beyond the other and slitted.

6. A shaving brush comprising a base, a disk of rubber sponge securedthereto and having its outer face concave, and a fringe surrounding saiddisk and secured to the base, said fringe comprising a plurality ofannular Wrappings of elastic material, each successive wrappingextending beyond the others.

7. A shaving brush comprising a base, a disk of rubber sponge securedthereto and having its outer face concave, and a fringe surrounding said'disk and secured to the l base, said fringe comprising a plurality ofannular wrappings of elastic material, each successive Wrappingextending beyond the others and having their outer edges longitudinallyslitted. n f

8. A shaving brush comprising a base, a disk of absorbent material, anda brush-like fringe of elastic material surrounding said -disk andextending beyond the face thereof.

9. A shaving brush comprising a disk of 7 absorbent material, a basetherefor, and a surrounding member in the form of elastic bands, saiddisk andmember coperating to produce a combined rubbing-in and brushlkeeffect.

FREDERICK W. BACORN.

